POLITICS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

GOVERNACE

PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN.

A POSITIVE DEFINITION OF POLITICS

The acquisition of power by legal means

for the good of the majority

POWER WITHOUT THE ULTIMATE GOOD

POWER FOR THE SAKE OF POWER OR OR PERSONAL OR PAROCHIAL GAINS IS A MAJOR AFFLICTION OF POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

WHY GOOD PEOPLE FAIL

MANY GOOD PEOPLE WHO DESIRE AND ACQUIRE POWER HAVE NO GUIDING PRINCIPLES OR CLEAR IDEAS ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THE GOOD OF THE MAJORITY

THE KING IS A CHILD?

WOE TO YOU O LAND WHEN YOUR KING IS A CHILD………ECCLESASTES 10:16

A LITANY OF WOES POOREST SUB-REGION OVER 70% VERY POOR LIFE EXPECTANCY 47YRS COMPARE

ISRAEL 82 YRS MATERNAL MORTALITY HIGHEST IN

THE WORLD POLIO, MALARIA HIGHEST ILLITERACY OVER 50% getting worse

OUR PREMISE

OUR DISCUSSION WILL FOCUS ON NOT HOW TO TAKE POWER BUT WHAT TO DO WITH POWER I.E. WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES THAT MAKE NATIONS GREAT?

ENTER….. THE LIGHT

THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PRINCIPLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

1. PLANNING –THE PURITANIC WORK ETHIC Proverbs 14:2 LUKE HARDWORK / 14:28

2. TIME-CONSCIOUSNESS-Eph 5:6 Ecc3:1

3. INTEGRITY – Matt 5.37

SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT

PRINCIPLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

RESPECT FOR CREDIT AND OBLIGATION Psa. 37.21

SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT MATT. 25;14-30

THE RULE OF LAW/LAW ENFORCEMENT Romans 13.1-3

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PRINCIPLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

PAYMENT OF TAXES AND DUES TO GOVTS.Rom 13:6&7

FAIR PAY Col.4:1

EDUCATION Prov. 8 :10&11

4INVESTMENT MATT 2215. SAVINGS AND 5 14:306. . RESPECT FOR CREDIT AND OBLIGATION MENPsalm 37:THE RULE OF LAW Romans 13:17. PAYT OF TAXES AND DUES TO

GOVTS. ROM.13:6&78. FAIR PAY C0L.4:19. EDUCATION PROV. 8:10 & 11

JAPAN COPIED PROTESTANT PRINCIPLES –VISIT OF OCTOBER 1871 FOR MONTHS

EXTENSIVE TEACHING OF EHICS IN JAPANESE SCHOOLS

THE CHALLENGE

THE CHALLENGE FOR THE POLITICIAN IS HOW TO CHANGE OUR OWN WORLD IN NIGERIA.